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NBA 2K18: The Prelude

Get a free sneak peek at the neighborhood, one week prior to the full release of NBA 2K18. Hit the Proving Ground streetball courts with your MyPLAYER and show the world what you have to offer. Updated Create…

8 September 2017

NBA 2K18: The Prelude is a video game, released 8 September 2017 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What NBA 2K18: The Prelude is

NBA 2K18: The Prelude was released in 2017. It is available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Get a free sneak peek at the neighborhood, one week prior to the full release of NBA 2K18. Hit the Proving Ground streetball courts with your MyPLAYER and show the world what you have to offer. Updated Create A Player Create the MyPLAYER you want, whether scanning your face with the MyNBA2K18 mobile app or building something custom using our preset options. Hairstyles have been updated with numerous new options to choose from, and body weight and height are more accurately represented to ensure the unique look you want for your MyPLAYER.
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Where it sits in the NBA series

NBA 2K18: The Prelude is the 140th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. The next entry was NBA 2K18: Legend Edition in 2017.

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What it launched against

NBA 2K18: The Prelude launched on 8 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.

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When did NBA 2K18: The Prelude come out?
NBA 2K18: The Prelude was released on 8 September 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.